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Europe » France » Rhône-Alpes » Annecy-le-Vieux September 6th 2016

Thank goodness weather forecast was right. Drop dead glorious day with wall to wall blue sky and sunshine. Perfect for a Kisbee trip up the lake 10km to Annecy. Annecy was heaving with people. This is an out of season Tuesday. Wonder how busy it is in summer ? Still room for us though in the wonderful little paths along the canal, across the bridges full of colourful market stalls, everywhere so beautifully decorated with flowers so every sight is a delight to the eyes. We stopped for a coffee and a people watch then carried on strolling, past the superbly ornate shop fronts, mouth watering displays in the delicatessens. We’ve been here before and returning somewhere you’ve enjoyed can be a disappointment but not in this case, even better than we remembered it. We went ... read more
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Europe » France » Rhône-Alpes » Annecy-le-Vieux July 3rd 2016

I think everyone was waiting at breakfast to see the outcome of last nights incidents. Turns out the noisy one was greeted with a good morning by one of the crew and said no it's not, bloody hangover. Probably can't remember what happened... Much more discussion about what happened then we are onto a bus early as we have about 1.5 hrs to drive to our first destination. We are heading into the Alpes area near the Swiss border to an old Abbey called Abbey de Hautcombes. Motorway for the most of the trip but then we get into the backstreets. Tiny roads for 3 big buses to travel along and some of the villages were tiny as well. Nice last a it as we climbed the hills. Finally got there and this abbey is on ... read more




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